Prometheus 6

I notice some folks are having comment issues. I'd like to share a couple of resources that didn't actually help my views but encapsulate major sections of it. First, from News You Can Bruise for 2001 October 28

Perusing some Linux Today talkbacks today, I was reminded of the "Tar Pit From Hell" theory of discussion boards which I expounded to my co-workers many months ago. It is basically the following: when you add a public discussion forum to your site you are placing your site on a big slab of plexiglass which floats around on the Tar Pit From Hell. As long as no one actually uses the discussion forum, you are safe. But the more people pile on to use the discussion forum, the deeper your site sinks into the Tar Pit From Hell. There are various measures you can take to slow your descent into the Tar Pit From Hell, but none of them deal with the fundamental problem, which is the fact that your site is sinking into a damn tar pit.

A bit overstated. Still...

Next is the concise Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory.

I have gotten great utility from this principle, both rhetorically and philosophically.